Lock for journal-boxes.



F. H. DAY.

LOCK FOR JOURNAL BOXES.

APPLICATION man MAY 9.1917.

Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

`uen/effroi? Arron/vers FRED HENRY DAY, 0F HOPEWELL, `VIRGINIA.

LOCK FOR JORNALBOXES.

To all vwhom t'mag/ concern.'

Be it known that I, FRED II. DAY, a citizen of the United States, and va resident of Hopewell, in the county of Prince George and State of Virginia, have invented a new and Improved Lock for Journal-Boxes, of

.protected from theft of oil and packing from the boxes while the cars are in storage tracks or sidings and thereby prevent accidents while in transit, save cost of oil and waste, and prevent the brasses from being destroyed by heat caused by the waste and oil being stolen, and it is to overcome these troubles that this invention is designed.

A more specific object of the invention is the provision of a lock so constructed and arranged that it will be protected from being destroyed by heat developed from the journal in case the same becomes hot.

With such objects in view, and others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises various novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be set forth with particularity in the following description and claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one embodiment of the invention and wherein similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of a journal box on theline 1 1,

Fig. 2; j

Fig. 2 is a face view of the journal box;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the inner face of the key hole plate of the lock;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on the line 4 4, Fig. 1;

Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional views, respectively, on the lines 5 5 and 6 6, Fig. 2; and

Fig. 7 is a view of the key and packing bar.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates an ordinary journal box in which is housed a Specification yof Letters Patent.

`4 which keeps the bearing surfaces oiled.

'Ihe box is normally closed by a door or lidv 5 hinged at its top to the journal box at 6.

Thelbottom 7 of the journal box is cast or otherwise formed with a thickened wall 8 which has cored or otherwise formed therein a horizontal chamber 9 open at one side, and such open side being closed by a plate 10. This plate 10 has an aperture 11 to permit the headed catch 12 on the lid 5 to enter the chamber 9. Within the chamber is a latch 13 swinging at one end on a pivot 14, the opposite end being adapted to rest on a lug 15 in a position behind the upper part of the opening 11, so that when the rounded head 16 of the catch'enters the opening 11, such head will strike the latch 13 and force the same upwardly until the head passes the latch, when the latter drops behind the head, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, whereby the lid will be locked in closed position. To insure positive action a spring 17 is arranged in the chamber 9 so as to press downwardly on the locking latch 13. To release the latch a key 18 is inserted in the keyhole 19 of the plate 10, and by turning the key when properly positioned, the latch can be raised to permit the door or lid 5 to be opened.

' The key may serve as a packing bar whereby the bearing box can be packed with oily waste.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and method of operation will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have den scribed the principle of operation, together y Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

Application led May 9, 1917. Serial N o. 167,405.'

1. The combination of a bearing box hava spring pressed locking member in the said chamber, and a lid hinged to the upper portion ofthe box' to swing vertically, saidlid the inner face vof said-portion WithafcatchV` extending' into said aperture and engaging the said locking member, the unc'overed"ap'` erture serving as keyhole.

2. A journal bearing box having its bot# torn formed with a thickened Wall Whichis-` provided With a chamber out of communication. with the interior of the box, a -plate tures of Ath'e plate, and a catch on the lid to `extend into the said aperture and interen- 'ga'ge'vvith-the latch, the uncoveredapertui'e serving, as -a key opening to receive a key to release the latch.

FREDl HENRY DAY.

Copiesoi this .patent may :be obtainedI forve cents each, byiaddressing-the f Commissioner of Patents, f WashingtomDfG. 

